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Ministry of Defence
IAF PLEDGES SUPPORT TO 765 TB PATIENTS AS PART OF 'NI-KSHAY MITRA'
As part of the Indian Air Force's endeavour to contribute towards social causes that foster nation building, the service has committed its involvement in the “Ni-kshay Mitra” scheme. This is an initiative under the “Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan , implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare that seeks to eliminate TB by 2025 - five years ahead of the global goal of 2030. First articulated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in 2018, “Ni-kshay Mitra” is an initiative that provides for additional diagnostic, nutritional, and vocational support by elected representatives, corporates, organisations, NGOs, and individuals to those undergoing TB treatment. This in turn, would help them on their journey towards a successful recovery.
Towards this, an event was organised at the Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Government of India, Delhi on 23 August 2023 where the IAF team, lead by Air Marshal RK Anand VSM, Air Officer-in-charge Administration, handed over the IAF’s contribution of Rs 46 lakhs, collected through voluntary contribution, to Ms. L.S. Changsan, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission, MoHFW, Govt of India. Through this contribution, the IAF has committed to support 765 patients undergoing treatment in the State of Delhi for a duration of six months. The support will be in the form of food baskets, as per prescribed norms of the Govt. of India, and will be implemented through a government-approved NGO.
Speaking on the occasion, Air Marshal Rajesh Vaidya VSM, Director General of Medical Services  spoke about the ethos of the IAF that leads it to support community initiatives. He also acknowledged the stellar role played by the National TB Elimination  for the efforts towards elimination of TB by 2025.
The men and women in blue continue to identify with the social responsibilities that the nation expects from its citizens.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister praises Aditi Ashok for winning Silver in Women’s Individual Golf
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra expressed happiness over winning of Silver medal in Women’s Individual Golf by Aditi Ashok at Asian Games.
The Prime Minister posted on X;
“Elated by the performance of @aditigolf, who brings home the prestigious Silver Medal in the Women's Individual event at the Asian Games. Her focus and dedication is laudatory. Wishing her the very best for her future endeavours.”
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Training to Farmers to Increase Crop Yield
The Government has taken following steps to educate/train farmers across the country about the latest machinery and technology to improve quality of their crop as well as increase production and income by adopting latest technologies for cultivation.
The Government has established four Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes located at Budni , Hissar , Ananthapur  and Biswanath Chariali  which are engaged in imparting training to various categories of trainees including farmers, in the field of Farm Mechanization. These institutes have trained 10065 trainees during last one year.
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms” popularly known as ATMA Scheme is under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country. The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the scheme Grants-in-Aid is released to the State Governments with an objective to support State Government’s efforts to make available the latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers. During last one year, 17.32 lakh farmers have been trained under the scheme in different thematic areas.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has a network of 722 Krishi Vigyan Kendras  with mandate of technology assessment, demonstration and capacity development of farmers. KVKs imparted training on latest machineries and technologies to 16.82 lakh farmers to increase production and improve quality of their products during last one year. KVKs also executed 2.44 lakh frontline demonstrations on various crops, livestock and other enterprises including farm machineries and organized 10.95 extension activities with the participation of 183.66 lakh farmers during last one year. Besides, 20100 ton seeds of improved varieties of different field crops; 348.01 lakh quality planting materials of elite species of different horticultural crops; and 409.06 lakh fingerlings and other livestock strains were produced and provided to farmers.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Press release: opening ceremony Indo-Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE – 2019
Exercise MAITREE, the annual bilateral joint exercise between Indian Army  and Royal Thailand Army  commenced today at the Foreign Training Node , Umroi, Meghalaya. The aim of exercise is joint training of troops in counter terrorism operations in both jungle terrain and urban scenario. Exercise MAITREE-2019 has been the face of long standing bilateral ties between India and Thailand since 2006.
The 14 days exercise will be conducted under the framework of United Nations mandate. Both contingents will share their valuable experiences in the conduct of counter terrorism operations in form of lectures, drills, demonstrations and skill-at-arms with an aim to refine tactics, techniques and procedures.
The exercise will culminate with a 48 hours joint exercise which will showcase the planning and execution of joint skills of soldiers while conducting any counter terrorism operation.
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Ministry of Tourism
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism , Shri Prahlad Singh Patel participates in the Hornbill festival at Kisama today
The Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel today participated in the ongoing Hornbill festival at Kisama, near state capital Kohima.
Addressing the gathering at a colourful cultural function in Kisama, Mr. Patel said festivals are a reflection of one’s cultural identity and heritage. While acknowledging the rich and unique cultural identity of Nagas, the Union Minister of State for Tourism and culture said that Government of India will extend all possible help to preserve and promote the rich cultural traditions and heritage of Nagas. Various cultural songs and dances were presented by different tribes during theevent.
Earlier, The Union Minister graced the traditionally important stone pulling ceremony at Mima Village, near Kisama. Mr. Patel, accompanied by the Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, took part in the in the event by marching along with hundreds of people dressed in their colourful traditional attires.
Ministry of Finance
Shri S.S. Dubey takes charge as Controller General of Accounts 
Shri S.S. Dubey took charge as the Controller General of Accounts  here today. Shri Dubey is the 28th Controller General of Accounts , Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Shri Dubey, a 1989-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service  officer, is appointed by the Government of India as the Controller General of Accounts  with effect from 6th March, 2023. Prior to taking charge as the CGA, Shri Dubey was Additional Controller General of Accounts, Public Financial Management System .
Shri Dubey has served as Chief Controller of Accounts in Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion etc. and as Controller/Deputy Controller of Accounts in Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of External Affairs, Department of Revenue, Department of Supply etc. and was in-charge of budgeting, accounting, payment, internal audit etc. He also served as Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer in Bank Note Press, Dewas.
On his Central deputation, Shri Dubey served as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor to Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He was also Deputy Secretary/Director to Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and supervised Targeted Public Distribution System  and CWC .
Shri Dubey was Government of India nominee Director on Board of Public Sector Undertakings like Engineering Projects India ltd., NBCC, HUDCO and Metro Rail Corporations of several states.
Besides, serving Government of India, Shri Dubey also has international experience of five years in United Nations, where he worked as Head of Procurement and Logistics, United Nations World Food Programme, New Delhi.
Controller General of Accounts  is ‘the Principal Advisor’ on Accounting matters to the Union Government. CGA is responsible for establishing and managing a technically sound Management Accounting System and preparation & submission of the accounts of the Union Government. CGA is also responsible for exchequer control and conduct of internal audits for the Central Government.
Ministry of Defence
India-US poised to achieve tangible results under DTTI deliberations
As part of Indo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation, the 9th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative  meeting was held between the delegations of India and the United States here today. The meeting was co-chaired by Secretary  Shri Subhash Chandra and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the United States Ms Ellen M Lord. These meetings are held to bring leadership focus to the bilateral defence trade relationship and create opportunities for co-production and co-development of defence equipment.
The Joint Working Groups, established under DTTI to progress mutually agreed projects for the Armed Forces, provided status update during the meeting. Engagement with the industry remains a key focus of DTTI for both the sides and measures to achieve this goal were also discussed. A significant achievement of the meeting was the signing of ‘Statement of Intent’ with respect to key deliverables in the near, medium and long terms. This will assist in bringing sustained focus on some of the projects and signal commitment of both sides towards continued collaboration on mutually beneficial issues.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Subhash Chandra said that while DTTI has been an ongoing process, both sides were now poised to actually achieve tangible outcomes. The shared values that form the bedrock of stable relations between the two sides have led to deepening of defence ties. The Government of India remains committed to continually engage with the US government and facilitate cooperation between the defence industries of both nations.
Ms Ellen Lord said that the US National Defence Strategy envisages strengthening defence alliances and partnerships. The DTTI has now matured enough where its varied activities could be translated into accomplishments. She added that the interface of the industry with DTTI would provide necessary fillip to various projects under consideration.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
INAE invites nomination for INAE Young Entrepreneur Award 2020
Indian National Academy of Engineering , Gurgaon, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology , has invited nominations for INAE Young Entrepreneur Award 2020. The award would carry a citation and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs to the selected individual candidate or to be shared by the group of individuals not exceeding three persons.
The award presented to upto two candidates in a year has been instituted to encourage and recognize innovation and entrepreneurship among young engineers. Engineering innovations and concepts that have been actually realized and implemented in the industry either in new processes or products are preferred, and Indian citizens not older than 45 years as on 1st of January 2020 are eligible for consideration.
Both innovation and entrepreneurship together would be considered important and young innovators from academia/research organization or industry whose novel engineering/technology ideas have been translated into successful start-up enterprises would be given preference.
The institute has sent a letter seeking nominations for INAE Young Entrepreneur Award 2020 to INAE Fellows. In addition, nominations have also been invited from 372 Incubation Centres and Start-ups all over India supported by various Government agencies, besides 29 IIT Research Parks, like incubators supported by DST, incubators under National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board  supported by DST, Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Park  supported by DST, incubators supported by Department of Biotechnology , incubators supported by Department of Electronics & Information Technology , Incubators under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  and Incubators supported by Ministry of Human Resource Development . Apart from seeking nominations, an advertisement has also been published in CII Communique issue for May 2020.
The nominations have been launched at INAE website, and last date of receipt of nominations is June 30, 2020. Interested candidates can visit www.inae.infor further details.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
“Shramik Special” trains continue to provide relief to the stranded workers in the region
Chandigarh, May 12,2020
The “Shramik Special” trains continue to provide relief to the stranded workers in the region. The states of Haryana and Punjab have been seeing the movement of these workers since these trains have started. Every necessary support has been provided by the railway authorities while facilitating their movement from the stations in these states.
A joyful adieu is a common sight as these trains leave for their destinations. This was visible when a “Shramik Special” train, with 1334 migrant workers onboard, departed from Mohali in Punjab for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh . The same was observed when a train carrying migrants from Patiala in Punjab headed towards Supaul district in Bihar. The thermal scanning of the passengers and maintenance of social distancing among them are also being ensured by the railway authorities. Each migrant worker on Monday boarding a Shramik Special at the Chandigarh Railway Station, for Gorakhpur in UP, was provided a food packet and water bottles.

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Till 12th May, 2020 , 542 “Shramik Special” trains have transported 6.48 lakh workers across the country. To facilitate the faster movement of the stranded workers, Government of India, in a recent letter to the state/UT Governments, has requested them to cooperate with Indian Railways to run more ‘Shramik Special’ trains.
In addition to ‘Special Shramik’ trains, Ministry of Railways  in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare  and Ministry of Home Affairs has also decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner. Accordingly, fifteen pairs of special trains have been announced by the Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Updates on COVID-19
Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
In consolidation with the guidelines issued for 20th April, 2020 by Ministry of Home Affairs for the functioning of Government offices, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has advised its officers and officials to take precautionary measures in containing the spread of the virus.
- Must use reusable/ cloth face cover
- Strictly follow disinfection protocols
- Frequently wash hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand rub/ sanitizers
- Maintain adequate distance between each other
- Avoid the gathering of 5 or more people
The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases calculated using growth over the past seven days indicates that India’s doubling rate for the week before lockdown was 3.4 and has improved to 7.5 as on 19th April, 2020 . The 18 States that have shown improvement in doubling rate as compared to the national average, as on 19th April are:
- Doubling rate: Less than 20 days -
- Delhi - 8.5 days
- Karnataka- 9.2 days
- Telangana- 9.4 days
- Andhra Pradesh- 10.6 days
- J&K - 11.5 days
- Punjab- 13.1 days
- Chhattisgarh - 13.3 days
- Tamil Nadu- 14 days
- Bihar- 16.4 days
- Doubling rate: Between 20 days to 30 days:
- A&N  - 20.1 days
- Haryana - 21 days
- Himachal Pradesh - 24.5 days
- Chandigarh - 25.4 days
- Assam - 25.8 days
- Uttarakhand - 26.6 days
- Ladakh  - 26.6 days
- Doubling rate: More than 30 days:
- Odisha - 39.8 days
- Kerala - 72.2 days
All COVID-19 patients in Goa were discharged from hospital after recovery, and now Goa has no active case. Three districts - Mahe , Kodaggu  & Pauri Garhwal  have also not reported any fresh cases during the last 28 days. There are now 59 additional districts from 23 States/UTs that have not reported any fresh cases during the last 14 days. The six new districts have been included in this list:
- Dungarpur & Pali in Rajasthan
- Jamnagar and Morbi in Gujarat
- North Goa in Goa
- Gomati in Tripura
A total of 17,265 confirmed cases are reported for COVID-19 in the country. As many as 2547 persons i.e. 14.75 % of total cases have been cured/discharged after recovery. A total of 543 deaths have been reported so far due to COVID-19.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be emailed at technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no. : +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets nation on Christmas
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has conveyed his greetings to the nation on Christmas.
“Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. We remember the noble teachings of Lord Christ.
May this festive season enhance the spirit of happiness and harmony in our society”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Defence
NCC launches Aazadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence
Nationwide action plan to promote one social activity every month
With the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagging off the ‘Padyatra’  from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad and inaugurating the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ - a series of events will be organised by the Government of India to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence launched 75 weeks before 15 August 2022 on 12 March 2021, the National Cadet Corps has taken upon itself to launch a nationwide action plan to promote one social activity every month commencing from March 2021.
In keeping with the five pillars of Freedom Struggle, Ideas at 75, Achievements at 75, Actions at 75 and Resolves at 75 as guiding force for urging the youth to take the responsibility for fulfilling the Nation’s efforts in showcasing the achievements of our national heroes, the National Cadet Corps today maintained and paid respect to statues of 75 prominent national icons in 75 cities all over the country for the month of March 2021. The cadets spread awareness about the contributions of these personalities through awareness lectures, nukkad nataks, poetry recitals and displayed their achievements through posters and banners.
During the coming months, the National Cadet Corps will promote Social Service and Community Development activities through various innovative means throughout the nation as a run up to 75 years of India’s Independence to be celebrated on 15 August 2022.
The National Cadet Corps, a premier uniformed youth organization of the country, has contributed significantly in nation building since its inception. It has transformed the lives of millions of youth by shaping their character and showing them the path of ‘Unity and Discipline’, the motto of NCC. The corps has made notable and praiseworthy contributions in spreading awareness amongst the masses on important issues like water conservation, environment protection, digital awareness and Swachhta Abhiyan.
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shares by Plum Wood Investment and voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI Technologies Private Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of shares by Plum Wood Investment and voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI Technologies Private Limited.
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of shareholding and certain rights in ANI Technologies Private Limited  by Plum Wood Investment Limited . Proposed combination also envisages acquisition of certain voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI.
Plum Wood is an investment holding company. Shareholders of Plum Wood are certain private equity funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC . Warburg Pincus is headquartered in New York, United States. It acts as a manager to certain private equity funds. Bhavish is executive director of ANI.
ANI is engaged in operating an internet and mobile technology platform which provides taxi and auto-rickshaw aggregation services under the brand name Ola. ANI through its subsidiaries is, inter alia, engaged in the businesses of manufacturing and selling food, digital payments, etc.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds talks with Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea, Mr. Jeong Kyeongdoo in Seoul
The two leaders comprehensively review bilateral defence co-operation
Two agreements signed to further defence educational exchanges and extend logistical support to each other’s Navies
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held talks with Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea , Mr Jeong Kyeongdoo, on the second day of his three-day visit to ROK, in Seoul on September 5, 2019. During the talks, the two leaders comprehensively reviewed bilateral defence co-operation. The Ministers noted that defence co-operation lies at the heart of the Special Strategic Partnership between India and ROK. They discussed the ongoing co-operation at Service-to-Service level and prospects for enhanced co-operation between defence industries of India and Korea. The two Ministers also exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest.
Two major agreements to further defence educational exchanges and extend logistical support to each other’s Navies were signed. The agreements will help enhance defence co-operation between two countries.
Shri Rajnath Singh also paid homage at the National Cemetery of Korea to the brave martyrs who had laid down their lives for the Korean nation. He also visited the War Memorial to which he presented a copy of the citation received by the Indian 60th Para Field Hospital for its exceptional contributions during the Korean War.